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WILLIAM-S. HAMM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE ADAMS da WESTLAKECOMPANY, OF ILLINOIS.

WASHSTAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent-No. 663,889, dated December18, 1900.

Application filed October 30, 1899. Serial No. 735,170. (No model.)

T0 a/ZZ whom Wawy concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. I-IAMM, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Washstands, of which thefollowing is a specification, and which are illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved form of soap dishor holder for use in connection with a washstand of the typeillustrated. This object is attained in the construction hereinafterfully described, and which is shown in the 'accompanying drawings, inwhich Figurel is a plan View of the improved 4washstaud. Fig. 2 is avertical section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionon the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

The slab is shown as consisting of the sheetmetal covering 10, the woodplate 11, and the lining 12, of felt or like material, interposedbetween these metal and wood parts; The riser or splash-rail at the backof the stand is shown at 13, and'at 14 is represented a side riser orsplasher, and it will be understood that the sheet-metal covering 10 iscarried up over the exposed surfaces of these risers. Y

The bowl 15 is of any desired form and is secured to the slab in anydesired manner.

There is shown in the drawings a valvehandle 22 xed upon the stem 20 forcontrolling the water-supply, one of the water-pipes being shown at 16as entering a valve-casing 18, the pipes leading from the valve-casingto the bowl 15 being shown at 23 24. There is also shown a handle 29 forcontrolling the waste-valve, the stem of which is shown at 27 as beingpivoted to the under side of the slab l1 at 28. As the water-supply andwastevalve form no part of the invention, I have not deemed it necessaryto fully illustrate or describe. them.

The soap-dish is in the form of a box, comprising the members 30 and 31,the former of which is fitted within a suitable recess in the front faceof the splasher 13 and the latter of which is hinged to the lower edgeof the member 30, so that it may open downwardly and rest upon the uppersurface of the slab. A spring-catch 32 retains the member 31 in itsclosed position. A drain-pipe 33 leads downwardly from the member 30 ofthe soap-dish through the slab, and the lower portion of the member 30of the soap-dish is perforated, as shown at 34, to permit drainage intothis pipe. An apron 35, extendinginwardly from the inner or lower edgeof the member 31 of the box, directs the drainage from this member intothe waste-pipe 33. A linger 36, proj ecting back wardly and slightlyupward from the apron 35, passes through a suitable slot in the wall ofthe member 30 of the box when the member 31 is lowered and serves thepurpose of moving the soap if it has a tendency to remain fast in thefixed member of the box, the purpose being'to have the soap slidedownward into the member'31 oi' the box when it is lowered.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a washstand, in combination, a slab,

a splash er-rail, a soap-box comprising a member 30, set within thefront face of the splasher-'rail, a member 31, hinged at the lower edgeof the member 30, and a drainpipe leading from the member 30, downwardlythrough the splasher-rail.

Y 2. In a washstand, in combination, a splasher-rail, and a soap-boxcomprising a member 30, set within the front face of the splasher-railand having an opening near its lower edge, a member 31, hinged at thelower edge of the member 30, and having a backwardly-projecting fingerfor passing through the aperture thereof, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

3. In a washstand, in combination, a splasher-rail, and a soap-boxcomprising a member 30, set within the front face of the splasher-rail,a drain-pipe leading from such member, a member 3l, hinged at the loweredge of the member 30, and having a backwardly-projecting apron forleading to the drain-pipe when the box is closed.

WILLIAM S. HAMM.

Witnesses:

PAUL CARPENTER, Louis K. GILLsoN.

